26 Five Kinds of Herbs (1/2)

Li You Ran looked at the green-robed man and said, ”You can go now. You’ve done well this time.”

The green-robed man became excited as he heard these words. It seemed as if he felt that he had received a huge compliment. He clenched his fists and replied, ”This subordinate will be back.”

Li You Ran nodded with a calm expression on his face. The green-robed man walked ten steps backwards and turned around. Then, he departed with huge strides. After that, he finally heaved a sigh of relief. He didn’t even dare to breathe properly in front of the Young Master.

Li You Ran smiled as his dark hair was blown by a breeze of cool air. ”My grandfather is in the palace with the Majesty. Go and inform him that Tang Wan Li has arrived at our residence with a group of experts. But, ask him not to worry. It’s a great opportunity for us… even though it’s not a good sign. But, everything has its pros and cons. What matters is whether or not we can take advantage of this situation.”

An affirmative sound rang out in the darkness. The person then departed at a fast speed.

”Jun Mo Xie escaped this time. So, the Jun family has the fortune of keeping out of this situation. But, the Meng family will be forced into an extremely difficult situation if the Old Duke Tang causes any problem. Then, grandfather will need to act… so that the Tang and Meng families become enemies. We can bring the Meng family on our side. We may even convince them to submit. As far as the Jun family is concerned… it won’t be difficult to make plans to deal with them as Jun Mo Xie is the sole successor of the family. But, we can’t make a move against the Dugu family. We’re not in a position to…”

Li You Ran sighed. He then stretched out his white hand and plucked a leaf from the peony tree. It seemed as if he was scared of disturbing the tranquillity of the tree. After that, he lowered his head and looked at the leaf, ”But still… it isn’t that bad. At least… it’s interesting.”

He could now hear the thundering sound of the hooves of the horses. The sound slowly came closer and stopped at the doors of the Li residence.

Li You Ran smiled and ordered, ”Open the doors… and greet the Old Duke with utmost courtesy.”

Li You Ran flicked his fingers. Suddenly, his body flashed in a yellow glow. Then, the leaf blew out of his hand with a yellow glow and attached itself to the trunk of the peony tree…

A bolt of lightning flashed in the sky at the same time. The clouds bellowed, and a fearsome wind started to blow.

Suddenly, Li You Ran’s robe was swept upwards by the violent wind. Then, his body disappeared from the courtyard.

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Where did Jun Mo Xie go?

Grandpa Jun couldn’t imagine that Jun Mo Xie could ever set his foot in that place. Jun Mo Xie had received severe beating – not once but twice – in that place. The beatings had been so severe that Jun Mo Xie hadn’t been able to leave his bed for a fortnight in both the instances. These were the only two times that Jun Mo Xie had received beatings in his family.

This place was the courtyard of Jun Mo Xie’s third uncle – Jun Wu Yi.

Jun Wu Yi had dedicated his entire life to the military. Even his house was located close to the military training ground.

Jun Wu Yi sat quietly in his wheelchair. He looked across the flower garden and stared at the bodyguards of the Jun family exercising in the training ground. His expressions changed. It seemed that his desire to be a warrior once again had been rekindled.